Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

his eyes ana lay for time in silence gather
ing his faculties. Finally he signed TO the
servants to leave him, and when they were
gone he said with effort: $50, then, unhappy
child, you have not forgotten7"
Suzanne knelt beside him and hid her face
on his breast, weeping bitterly.
do not cry. 1t is not your fault, my poor
lamb. We cannot command our memory.
But you have given me great pain never
suffered so acutely since the day l saw your
mother and you accuse me- by your silence,
before thu iiidge. What shall do to prove
toyoul For, my child, l am innocent of that
crime. | am innocent, Suzanne. Do yon
hear meg
''Oh, father, the past is gone; let US forget
it and be happy together. you and II
No, the question is now opened between
US and you must know all twas and am
still victim"
but mother and saw you'-
''Saw me, oh, child saw me kill that poor
old man!n
@Yes: we were on the balcony. We saw
you come up the street, hiding under the
shade of the trees We called you, but you
did not answer. Then you went into the
money, then horrible struggle, then pistol
shot and darkness
The young girl placed her hands before her
ewes
And you both knew me?n
Il assure you we did That is why my
mother made me promise silence, for what
we must have said would have been so dread
full"
But You were so young, you might have
been mistaken"
Il was young at night, father, but l have
been old ever since. Ii have appeared gay
it was to render you happy. But, mother;
she could not have been mistaken, too, could
she.n
Yes, my child. | did not commit that
crime, and only enc person believed in my
innocence-Lucien De Noirville He OWNED
the truth, and his death was caused by it.
Listen, Suzanne. The time has come when
must tell You all, and though | am ashamed
through all my nature TO have to tel you
this, it must be told, and it will be an
other punishment added to those l have
already borne. Do you remember all the in
cidents relating to that tria.7
ALAS father
lhttA lit HlDIc ludll
was that the money had paid the dead man
was found in my possession, and will tell
you about that
And then Roger began at the beginning
and told the whole story until the end, though
as he told her about the woman who had
brought the money, he blushed painfully with
shame
She blushed, too, but believed every word
of that unhappy story, and felt that her
father was indeed an innocent man. victim of
some foul plot
'Oh, father, pardon me-" she cried, as she
knelt beside him, and she covered his hands
with penitential kisses and tears.
a forgive you freely. my child. You could
not have known"
But, father, some one was guilty-some
one who looked Ike You, was dressed like you.
whom and mother saw. Who can be be-"
THAT is where The mystery begins, my dear,
There is guilty one, and my presence in
France is for the sole purpose OF discovering
him. | feel that shall not die until l have
discovered the murderer of Larouette live
in the hope of having my sentence reversed
by law and my good name restored"
During more than a week Roger lay sick
ana SUZANNE renamed py DIS she, ana never
were that unfortunate couple so happy, for
now there were no more shadows between
them and they could talk upon the subject
which engrossed both their minds Raymond
had tried in vain to meet Suzanne, but as she
went out no more he naturally could not see
her, and at last, one Sunday, he could bear
the suspense no longer. He must see her, he
felt, Of die; besides he had something to say
TO her which he hoped might lift the dark
pail which had fallen over their young lives